Patent Terms Glossary

Inventor

Definition:
Inventor names are recorded for all patents.

DO

Definition:
Designated Office - the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State designated by the applicant under Chapter I of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

EFS-ABX

Definition:
Electronic Filing System – Application Body eXtensible Markup Language authoring tool.

Notice of Allowance and Fees Due

Definition:
NOA, a notification to the applicant that they are entitled to a patent under the law and requesting payment of a specified issue fee within three months from the mailing date of the notice of allowance.

ALC

Definition:
Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.

Domestic Representative

Definition:
A person residing within the United States who is appointed by a patentee or assignee of a trademark application or registration that does not reside in or is not domiciled within the United States.

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